Rivaa

“He left behind half of his soul and the whole of his heart.”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“Should I sing prettily while I slit your throat?”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“If you hurt her—”
“If I hurt her, I will bring every weapon at my disposal and lay them at your feet for you to do to me what you will. If I hurt her, I will no sooner carve out my own heart than dare draw breath again.”
She was silent.
“Do you understand?” he prompted.
“You love her.”
No, he did not love her. The word for what he felt for Zafira bint Iskandar did not yet exist.”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars